(I) 3, 13, 23, 43, 53, 63, ... That's the arithmetic sequence that has first term a1=3 and common difference d=10. So we use the formula for the nth term: an = a1+(n-1)d Substituting a1=3, d=10. The general term is an = 3+(n-1)(10) an = 3+10(n-1) an = 3+10n-10 an = 10n-7 <--general term Substituting n=25 a25 = 10(25)-7 a25 = 250-7 a25 = 243 <--25th element ------------------------- (II) 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 27, ... That's the arithmetic sequence that has first term a1=3 and common difference d=5. Do it the same way. ------------------------- (III) 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, ... That's the arithmetic sequence that has first term a1=1 and common difference d=2. Do it the same way. Edwin